Though small, Duffee Volunteer Fire Department is a committed to protecting residents in their area from house fires, car crashes and accidents, and Friday they gained another tool to help them in their mission as Newton County Emergency Management Director delivered a brand-new 2020 E-One Pumper Truck for the department to add to its firefight

The expansion of Hwy. 15 has been a project widely talked about in Newton County since then Newton County Rep. Raymond Comans had the thoroughfare added to the list of roads covered by the 1987 bill to create a four-lane expansion across the state.

The Federal Communications Commission authorized today over $7.1 million in support in for Decatur Holding Company, Inc., in Newton County, over the next decade for maintaining, improving, and expanding affordable broadband for 1,644 rural homes and businesses.